GIS Job Trends in the South East

Geographic Information System (GIS)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring GIS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 214 337
Rank change year-on-year -57 +123 +53
Permanent jobs citing GIS 18 34 46
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.13% 0.50% 0.29%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.61% 2.87% 1.85%
Number of salaries quoted 4 19 30
10th Percentile £45,500 £51,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £76,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +68.89% -35.71%
75th Percentile £79,375 - £48,438
90th Percentile £96,250 - £51,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +44.44% -10.00%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
South East

GIS falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 1,116 1,183 2,487
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 8.18% 17.49% 15.93%
Number of salaries quoted 662 740 1,949
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,938 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £58,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.85% +6.36% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £75,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -11.54%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GIS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

GIS job vacancy trend in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing GIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing GIS

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIS in the South East over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for GIS in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -27 15 £35,000 -53.95% 12
Buckinghamshire -40 13 £35,000 -53.95% 3
Berkshire +7 2 - - 9
East Sussex - 1 £70,000 -
Surrey - 1 £95,000 -
West Sussex - 1 £70,000 -
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 12 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.56%) Azure
1 1 (5.56%) GCP
1 1 (5.56%) Google Play
1 1 (5.56%) TestFlight
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) Android Studio
1 1 (5.56%) CMake
1 1 (5.56%) Git
1 1 (5.56%) Jenkins
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
1 1 (5.56%) Visual Studio
1 1 (5.56%) Xcode
General
1 14 (77.78%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (72.22%) Social Skills
3 12 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Telecoms
5 1 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (5.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 13 (72.22%) Analyst
2 3 (16.67%) Developer
3 2 (11.11%) Geospatial Developer
3 2 (11.11%) GIS Developer
4 1 (5.56%) Android Developer
4 1 (5.56%) Applications Developer
4 1 (5.56%) Business Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) GIS Project Manager
4 1 (5.56%) iOS Android Developer
4 1 (5.56%) iOS Developer
4 1 (5.56%) OSS Business Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) OSS Project Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Project Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Senior
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Telecoms Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Telecoms Business Analyst
4 1 (5.56%) Telecoms Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Telecoms Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.11%) React
2 1 (5.56%) .NET
2 1 (5.56%) Google Maps API
2 1 (5.56%) OpenGL
2 1 (5.56%) OpenSceneGraph
2 1 (5.56%) QML
2 1 (5.56%) Qt
2 1 (5.56%) Qt Quick
2 1 (5.56%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.56%) 3D Graphics
1 1 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (5.56%) Driving Licence
1 1 (5.56%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.56%) Android
1 1 (5.56%) Apple iOS
1 1 (5.56%) Mac OS
1 1 (5.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (11.11%) Agile
2 2 (11.11%) Data Integration
2 2 (11.11%) DevOps
2 2 (11.11%) Full-Stack Development
2 2 (11.11%) Network Planning
2 2 (11.11%) Software Engineering
3 1 (5.56%) Android Development
3 1 (5.56%) Batch Scripting
3 1 (5.56%) Continuous Integration
3 1 (5.56%) Cross-Platform Development
3 1 (5.56%) iOS Development
3 1 (5.56%) Logistics
3 1 (5.56%) Mobile Development
3 1 (5.56%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (5.56%) Software Testing
3 1 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (5.56%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.11%) Python
1 2 (11.11%) TypeScript
2 1 (5.56%) Bash
2 1 (5.56%) C
2 1 (5.56%) C++
2 1 (5.56%) Java
2 1 (5.56%) Objective-C
2 1 (5.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (72.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.56%) SLA
Vendors
1 12 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (16.67%) ESRI
3 2 (11.11%) Google
4 1 (5.56%) Apple
4 1 (5.56%) Mapbox
4 1 (5.56%) Xamarin